FlixWorld
Documentary

Backstory

7.7(3)
First Aired:August 12, 2000
Seasons:6 seasons
Episodes:54
Status:Ended

A provocative and in-depth look at the making of a classic movie, providing viewers with great movies. And the stories behind them.

Watch Now

Seasons

E1Bonnie and Clyde

22m

Aug 12, 2000

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic 1967 gangster movie “Bonnie and Clyde,” starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Included: film clips and interviews.

E2Norma Rae

22m

Aug 19, 2000

E3The Seven Year Itch

22m

Aug 26, 2000

E4The Longest Day

22m

Sep 2, 2000

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic 1962 war movie “The Longest Day”, starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. Included: film clips and interviews.

E5All About Eve

22m6.0

Sep 9, 2000

E6The Poseidon Adventure

22m

Sep 16, 2000

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the disaster classic “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972), starring Gene Hackman. Included: film clips and interviews.

E7How Green Was My Valley

22m

Oct 14, 2000

E8Gentleman's Agreement

22m

Oct 21, 2000

E9Peyton Place

22m

Nov 4, 2000

E10The Longest Day

22m

Nov 11, 2000

E11The Fly Papers

22m

Dec 9, 2000

M.A.S.H

E12M.A.S.H

22m

Dec 30, 2000

Backstory celebrates the 30th anniversary of the release of the landmark anti-war film through interviews with Robert Altman, Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould, Sally Kellerman, Tom Skeritt, 20th Century Fox executive Richard Zanuck and others.

E1An Affair to Remember

22m

Jan 8, 2001

E2Rocky Horror

22m

Jan 22, 2001

E3Anastasia

22m

Jan 29, 2001

E4The Day the Earth Stood Still

22m

Apr 9, 2001

E5Valley of the Dolls

22m

Apr 23, 2001

Documentary about the making of the 1967 film "Valley of the Dolls."

E6Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte

22m

May 7, 2001

E7Bus Stop

22m

May 14, 2001

Backstory reveals that Monroe had everything riding on the film Bus Stop – her reputation, her fledgling production company, and most of all, her sense of self. The pressure was almost too much for her, but she persevered and received outstanding reviews for her work.

E8Big

22m

Jun 4, 2001

E9The Boston Strangler

22m

Jun 11, 2001

E10The Long, Hot Summer

22m

Jun 18, 2001

E11The Verdict

22m

Jun 25, 2001

E12Myra Breckenridge

22m

Sep 24, 2001

E13Miracle on 34th Street

22m

Oct 22, 2001

Backstory reveals how the movie that 20th Century Fox thought would be a trifling stocking stuffer became one of the greatest Christmas films ever made. Candid interviews with stars Maureen O'Hara, Alvin Greenman and Robert Hyatt, actress Natalie Wood's sister Lana Wood, film historian Rudy Behlmer and Wood biographer Suzanne Finstad, along with behind-the-scenes footage, film clips and the film's original theatrical trailer illuminate the story behind the story of this timeless holiday favorite.

E14Tora! Tora! Tora!

22m

Dec 3, 2001

E15The Robe

22m

Dec 10, 2001

E1Die Hard

22m

Jan 21, 2002

Actors Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia and Alan Rickman, producer Joel Silver, director John McTiernan and cinematographer Jan de Bont discuss how cast and crew overcame endless skepticism and difficult production challenges to create the 1988 action thriller.

E2Young Frankenstein

22m

Jan 28, 2002

E3Sophie's Choice

22m

Feb 4, 2002

Features an interview with actress Meryl Streep, who won her second Academy Award® for her portrayal of a holocaust survivor in the 1982 film based on William Styron's novel.

E4Speed

22m

Feb 11, 2002

E5Predator

22m

Feb 18, 2002

Co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Duke, writers Jim and John Thomas, producer John Davis and effects guru Stan Winston reveal how they overcame the dangers of the jungle and a production crisis that shut down the film and emerged with a hit.

E6Moulin Rouge

22m

Mar 4, 2002

E7Edward Scissorhands

22m

Mar 11, 2002

Stars Johnny Depp and Wynona Ryder, director Tim Burton, screenwriter Caroline Thompson, producer Denise Di Novi, composer Danny Elfman, effects creator Stan Winston and others share candid details about the origins of the highly personal, poignant screenplay and how it materialized on film. The episode also includes interview footage with Vincent Price, as well as an interview with Price's daughter, Victoria.

E8Wall Street

22m

Mar 18, 2002

Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen and Darryl Hannah, director/screenwriter Oliver Stone, co-writer Stanley Weiser and others reveal how friction on the set helped an intense and timely film about the tyranny of greed.

E9The Towering Inferno

22m

Mar 25, 2002

E10Goodfellas

22m

Apr 8, 2002

E11Sex, Lies and Videotape

22m

Apr 15, 2002

E12There's Something About Mary

22m

Apr 29, 2002

E13Cast Away

22m

May 6, 2002

Backstory reveals how shooting the tale of one man's survival became a lesson in fortitude for the cast and crew alike. Interviews with actors Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt, director Robert Zemeckis and various crew members recount the perils and problems of bringing this film to the big screen.

E14Planet of the Apes

22m

May 13, 2002

E15Buffy the Vampire Slayer

22m

May 20, 2002

Backstory reveals how a low-budget production on an impossibly tight schedule led to friction among its collaborators, but paved the way for a pop culture television franchise. Interviews with director Fran Rubel Kuzui, producer Howard Rosenman, and actors Donald Sutherland and Luke Perry explore the struggles involved in making this film.

E16My Cousin Vinny

22m

Jun 3, 2002

E17Broadcast News

22m

Jun 10, 2002

Backstory examines the hit movie about real life in the newsroom that took Holly Hunter from obscure actress to movie star. Interviews with director James Brooks, actress Holly Hunter and Susan Zirinsky, one of Brooks' inspirations for the leading role, are included.

E18Robocop

22m

Oct 19, 2002

E1Married to the Mob

22m

Jan 12, 2003

E2Platoon

22m

Feb 2, 2003

E3Doctor Dolittle

22m

Feb 28, 2003

E4Moonstruck

22m

Mar 2, 2003

E5Rain Man

22m

Apr 6, 2003

E1Thelma & Louise

22m

Mar 7, 2004

E2Sixteen Candles

22m

Jul 13, 2004

E1Fight Club

22m

Mar 4, 2005

E2Romancing the Stone

22m

Mar 11, 2005

Storyline

A provocative and in-depth look at the making of a classic movie, providing viewers with great movies. And the stories behind them.

Recommended

More Like This

Comments

Sign in to join the discussion.
Backstory — FlixWorld